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uniQ said:
There's an official route? When I was the lakes recently it was all signed up "C2C"
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probably not one you could follow unless you already know the route.

there are multiple NCN routes near me and the signage for them is all **** I wouldn't have a chance following any of them without satnav

the official route is NCN72 ? white haven > Tynemouth officially the hadrians wall cycle way
 
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Vonhelmet said:
I plotted this route.

Couple of lumps in the middle. One of the highest A-roads in Britain, that sort of thing :D
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about the same climb as my ride on sunday. that's only 116km tho.
really, you guys should come to cornwall. everywhere else is flat.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3279795

on this note, talk to me about CO2 inflators, mini pumps and puncture repair kits
are they worth it, are they all crud, do the self adhesive ones work? respectively.
 
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VeNT said:
about the same climb as my ride on sunday. that's only 116km tho.
really, you guys should come to cornwall. everywhere else is flat.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3279795

on this note, talk to me about CO2 inflators, mini pumps and puncture repair kits
are they worth it, are they all crud, do the self adhesive ones work? respectively.
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how long did it take you to do the 116km?
 
InQ said:
I get turn prompts PRIOR to the turning rather than when you are on top of it by using ridewithgps, take out any left/right/straight on cue sheet entries i dont want then export it to my PC as a TCX.
Then in bikeroutetoaster import the TCX and export it as a TCX with a turn warning set (i set turn warning distance to 300ft). It bleeps as a turn warning so you know you have to turn (it bleeps again usually when you've made the turn!).
Note that you can just leave it on your normal speed/time/distance/whatever screen and the turn prompts come up with an accompanying bleep.
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WHAT IS THIS?! My Garmin 500 has turn warning. I WILL investigate! Thanks :eek:
 
Really annoyed this morning as I lost a cleat screw and as I unclipped, one of the screw holes collapsed out of the sole and now I can't screw the cleat back in. Had to limp into work with a shoe with only two screws in and it was really difficult to unclip it as it kept sliding about. :(

Not sure if I can get a refund as I did the damage and have already scuffed the shoes from normal wear and tear. Went back down the road and couldn't find the cleat screw anywhere either. They are still under warranty though so hopefully I can just exchange them.
 
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Vonhelmet said:
I plotted this route.

Couple of lumps in the middle. One of the highest A-roads in Britain, that sort of thing :D
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Looks like a good route to me.

Calpol said:
I'd be in. Is the route ok for road bikes. My mrs did a C"C earlier in the year but is was across all sorts of terrain so she used the MTB with semi slicks.
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We're all road cyclists. Of course it would be ok :p.

physichull said:
I'd be in, but I'd have to work really hard to get anywhere near you guys!
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Then get pedalling :p.
chanjy said:
Looks awesome, I'd be in if a few from down south fancied trekking up north :p
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Yeah and as for getting back well, there are some options:

1) Cycle back!
2) Some cars go to the finish and then one drives all to the start
3) Public transport
4) Have to have a think.
 
Vonhelmet said:
Are you using SPD-SL?

How do you mean, the screw hole collapsed?
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Yeah SPD-SLs.

The screw hole that you screw the cleat into, is moulded into the sole of the shoe, but that has broken off from the sole and it now sits loosely under the inner sole (which I can't remove) and the sole of the shoe. I've managed to put the screw hole back through so I can now screw the cleat back into it which has kind of fixed it, but obviously its not ideal.

Learnt my lesson though: ALWAYS check that the cleats are tightly screwed into the shoe before going out for a ride!
 
VeNT said:
on this note, talk to me about CO2 inflators, mini pumps and puncture repair kits
are they worth it, are they all crud, do the self adhesive ones work? respectively.
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Puncture repair kits I've stopped bothering with. I carry some cement glue and patches in case of dire emergency but I'd need to have had 3 punctures to use them. I use a CO2 inflator and have a good hand pump, not a mini.
 
topgun06 said:
Not properly. It just plots a line which you follow. Its good for the most part until the road forks and you're unsure which road to take. Or it can update the display as you're approaching a turning. In doing so it clears the map and its very easy to miss it. But it gets you from A to B.
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Was going to reply but InQ did for me. Yeah it does full turn by turn navigation, just as good as you'd use in a car I've found.
 
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